Voice over Ip Networks [Paperback]

Marcus Goncalves (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 31, 1998

The Internet protocol (IP) previously reserved for data traffic will soon offer large organizations the ability to transmit both voice and data over the Internet. This text is an implementation guide to voice over IP networks.

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Amazon.com Review

Sorting out the competing and sometimes conflicting claims made about the different technologies available to implement Voice over IP (VoIP) telephone solutions is difficult, even for professionals in the field. In Voice over IP Networks, Marcus Goncalves provides an in-depth look at the technologies available and solutions provided by a wide range of suppliers.

The first chapter covers Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6), and is followed by chapters that explain Resource Reservation Setup Protocol (RSVP), IP Multicasting, and Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM). Broadband packets are covered in chapter 6. The second part of the book covers codecs and evaluates offerings from a large number of suppliers in the VoIP industry. The CD-ROM that comes with the book contains product information from ABL, Telogy, and Nuera, including many white papers on VoIP technology.

This book will help anyone planning to implement telephone service using VoIP determine which technologies to use. Its clear style and intelligent use of graphics makes the material much more accessible than it would otherwise be. A good general understanding of telephony technology is recommended for readers of this book. --Robert Frankland

From the Publisher

Includes CD-ROM with: Demos and utilities from major vendors White papers, and Standards information.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill (Tx) (August 31, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0079137830
• ISBN-13: 978-0079137838
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,431,662 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Save your money and wait for a better book., November 9, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Voice over Ip Networks (Paperback)

I made the grave mistake of purchasing this book, thnking that I would get some decent information regarding the topic of VoIP. What I received was a summarization of the differences between IPv4 and IPv6, outdated chapters on ATM (two of them, one of which the author didn't even write!) and solitations for the author's other book covering IP Multicasting. The editing of the book was absolutely the worst that I have seen - my 7th grader can edit better than this. I'm still looking for a good reference on the topic.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars This book is not about VoIP, February 24, 2000

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Serdar (Chantilly, VA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Voice over Ip Networks (Paperback)

Unbelievable! This summarizes my frame of mind after I attempted to read this book. Major waste of resources (paper, ink, McGraw Hill employees' time, etc.) and more importantly :-) my money!

CD-ROM does NOT feature any demos or utilities. It is just a collection of pdf's and ppt's from ABL (by the way, their Director of Marketing praises the book big time in the foreword -- shameless plug), Nuera, and Telogy. You can get these files and more from these companies' Web pages. In fact, search the Web for "VoIP" and you'll be better informed, compared to reading this book.

DO NOT BUY THIS BOOK.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Does author understand the subject?, December 7, 1999

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Hemant Thakkar (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Voice over Ip Networks (Paperback)

This is about the worst book on any of the several subjects I care about. There is NO conceptual coherence in the treatment of the subject at hand - Voice over IP. It is simply an assorted treatment of various topics like ATM, FR, networking, vocoding without any logical thread running through them. I recently bought another book (IP Telephony by Goralski) which is a much better book on this subject. Avoid this one; save both your time and money.